Improvement in cases for transporting bottles and bottled liquids



I LQMANN. CASES FOP. TRANSPORTING BOTTLES AND BOTTLED LIQUIDS.

Patented. Nov.14, 1876.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

LEWIS MANN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN CASES FOR TRANSPORTING BOTTLES AND BOTTLED LIQUIDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,399, dated November14, 1876; application filed October 9, 1876. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS MANN, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne andState of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in (gasesfor Transporting Bottles and Bottled Liquids and I do hereby declarethat the following is a true and accurate description thereof, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, and being a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view, with the cover partially removed. Fig. 2is a longitudinal section on the line a: w.

The object I have in view is to construct a case for transportingbottles and bottled liquids, but more especially for the transportationof bottled lager-beer and it consists in a rectangular box, and themanner ofsecuring the cover of the same, as more fully hereinafter setforth.

In the drawing, A represents a box of suitable size to contain thebottles to be shipped. In the bottom of the box are formed sockets a, toreceive the base of each bottle. A strip, B, is secured to one end ofthe box A, the upper edge of which projects above the box an equaldistance to the thickness of the cover, While over this strip B issecured a metallic band, (J, projecting inward over the box and forminga tie for one end of the cover D.

After the bottles have been placed in the box, one end of the cover D isslipped under the band C, the other end being secured by a screw, d.

In order to detect whether the box has been opened during transit, 1paste a label over the end of the cover and box, concealing thejointLEWIS MANN. Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, G. W.-ANDREWs.

